What Chinese zodiac is 2004?

2004 is the year of the Wood Monkey (甲申). Its sound element is Water in the Spring, which belongs to Water.

What are the lucky colours for people born in 2004?

For the Water element: black, blue, plus the supporting Metal colours white, grey, silver. Go easy on yellow, earthy brown, the colours of Earth, which restrains Water.

Who is the Monkey most compatible with?

The Monkey forms a harmony trio with the Rat and Dragon and a secret-friend pair with the Snake. Its opposite is the Tiger.

I was born in January or early February 2004. Which animal am I?

The 2004 lunar year began on 22 January 2004. If you were born before that, you belong to 2003, the Goat. Bazi (Four Pillars) switches years at Li Chun, around 4 February.

Born in 2004: the Wood Monkey — element, lucky colours, best matches

Year pillar: 甲申
Animal: Monkey
Sound element: Water in the Spring
Yin / Yang: Yang Wood

Element and character

Water in the Spring: fresh, inventive, never runs dry. The year stem is Yang Wood, and the Monkey is clever and flexible, funny, a fast learner who improvises well.

The Water element feeds the Wood stem: what you give out tends to come back and build you up.

Your birth year is one pillar of four.

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Lucky colours and colours to limit

Your element's colours: black, blue
Supporting colours (Metal feeds Water): white, grey, silver
Go easy on (Earth restrains Water): yellow, earthy brown

Colours by sound element are a popular Vietnamese and Chinese custom. Treat them as a gentle guide; a full Bazi chart may call for a different element than the year alone.

Best matches and hardest matches

RatHarmony trio: same wavelength
DragonHarmony trio: same wavelength
SnakeSecret friend: quietly supportive
TigerOpposite: big differences, needs give and take
PigHarm pair: prone to misunderstandings

Clashing animals are not a reason to avoid someone; they show where two people need more understanding. For a real answer, compare both full charts.

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Best directions for men and women

Men born in 2004

Kua number 2

Northeast, West, Northwest and Southwest

Women born in 2004

Kua number 1

Southeast, East, South and North

Kua numbers use the solar year, which turns around 4 February. If you were born before that, use the year before. Work out your Kua from your exact birthday

The Wood Monkey in 2027

The Monkey has no special harmony or clash with the Goat, so 2027, the year of the Fire Goat is fairly neutral: your own chart matters more than the year animal.

Questions people ask

What Chinese zodiac is 2004?: 2004 is the year of the Wood Monkey (甲申). Its sound element is Water in the Spring, which belongs to Water.
What are the lucky colours for people born in 2004?: For the Water element: black, blue, plus the supporting Metal colours white, grey, silver. Go easy on yellow, earthy brown, the colours of Earth, which restrains Water.
Who is the Monkey most compatible with?: The Monkey forms a harmony trio with the Rat and Dragon and a secret-friend pair with the Snake. Its opposite is the Tiger.
I was born in January or early February 2004. Which animal am I?: The 2004 lunar year began on 22 January 2004. If you were born before that, you belong to 2003, the Goat. Bazi (Four Pillars) switches years at Li Chun, around 4 February.

Tiếng Việt: Sinh năm 2004

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